I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
victim; injured party; sufferer
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(not) even once; (not) ever
long ago; already; a long time ago
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
headquarters; head office; main office
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
sales; selling; marketing
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
due form; official; formality
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
renewal charge; renewal fee
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card